VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A sergeant and an officer with the Virginia Beach Police Department are facing multiple charges in connection with obtaining money under false pretenses, police said.
According to officials, on Oct. 6, Sergeant Rebecca Peyer and Police Officer Brian O’Connell were indicted by a Virginia Beach grand jury after an anonymous tip led to an investigation.
The anonymous tip received alleged that the pair were involved in misconduct while working in an off-duty, but official police capacity, police said.
“VBPD began an immediate investigation, in which ultimately identified actions [were] determined to be criminal in nature,” according to a VBPD statement. “The findings were presented to the Virginia Beach Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney (OCA) and after reviewing the evidence, the OCA presented the cases to the grand jury.”
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They allegedly submitted hours they worked as off-duty officers, but the indictments state they obtained money by false pretenses because they did not work those hours they claimed they did. The indictment states several days this year in which this allegedly took place…